This California 'shipwreck,' beloved but rotting, has got to go, officials say
INVERNESS, Calif. — It once was beautiful, the S.S. Point Reyes, even as it slowly rotted on the banks of Tomales Bay.
But now, its hull is shattered; its innards, rusty and charred. Moss clings to its damp wooden planks, and graffiti mars its chipped paint. It lists precariously toward its starboard side.
The abandoned fishing boat — stuck on a mudflat in the tiny town of Inverness since the late 1990s, residents say — found its fame long after its working days were done.
Its resting place was pinpointed on Google Maps as "Point Reyes Shipwrecks," proving irresistible for travelers on nearby Highway 1. It was geotagged on Instagram, where it became the muse of multitudes of cellphone photographers.
The S.S. Point Reyes, as it is known, has been the backdrop for engagement photos and , for quiet lunch breaks and illicit nighttime beers. People climbed it, trashed it and, at one point, accidentally set it on
